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Latest Arizona News

Lilly pitches Cubs to 3-1 win over Diamondbacks (AP)

AP - Ted Lilly kept his glove on his hand this time.

Rapper DMX held on animal cruelty, drug charges
Rapper DMX was arrested Friday on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his Arizona home, sheriff's deputies said.

Utah men say they drove to 48 states, more than 7,000 miles (AP)
AP - Three men say they drove to 48 states in less than five days, ending their journey in the Four Corners area of southeastern Utah. The Four Corners destination allowed them to quickly hit four states � Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona.

Migrant smuggler gets life for deadly U.S. crash (Reuters)
Reuters - A Mexican smuggler responsible for an accident that killed 10 illegal immigrants in the Arizona desert two years ago was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison.

Migrant smuggler gets life for deadly U.S. crash
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A Mexican smuggler responsible for an accident that killed 1 illegal immigrants in the Arizona desert two years ago was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison. Adan Pineda-Doval, 22, received the maximum sentence from Judge Stephen

Arizona's Webb goes to 8-0 with 8-3 victory over Phillies (AP)

AP - Brandon Webb became the first pitcher to win his first eight starts in three years, tossing his 13th career complete game to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Thursday.

Polygamists in sect's heartland rattled by Texas raid
A police crackdown on the Yearning for Zion Ranch in Eldorado, Texas, is fueling gossip and fear in the Utah-Arizona border towns that are the home of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

DMX arrested for speeding, reckless driving in Ariz. (AP)

AP - DMX was arrested after speed-enforcement cameras captured him in his bright yellow 1966 Chevrolet going 114 mph on a suburban Phoenix freeway.

Oxford, Mississippi To Become "Boomerville" USA? Could Be
I'm sitting on a bench in a town which aims to be Boomerville, USA. It's not in Florida. Not in Arizona. It's Oxford, Mississippi. I know, I thought the same thing. But let me tell you, coming here has been one of the most pleasant surprises of my life.

Federal authorities in Phoenix say gun dealer sold to Mexican drug cartels
AMANDA LEE MYERSAssociated Press Writer PHOENIX-The arrest of an Arizona gun shop owner on Tuesday broke up a suspected firearms trafficking operation that supplied violent Mexican drug cartels, authorities said. Agents raided X Calibur Guns and

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Introduction
Arizona became the United States forty-eighth state on February 14, 1912. The state's largest city and capital is Phoenix. Arizona is the Spanish interpretation of Aztec words meaning "silver bearing". About 550 million years ago, Arizona was under water. As the water receded, it created natural wonders like the Grand Canyon. Today, there are four deserts in Arizona: the Sorrow, Mojave, Great Basin, and Chihuahua. The Grand Canyon State is the 6th largest state in the Union measuring a total of 111,642 square miles.

State web site www.state.az.us

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